The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 1975
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
6:22 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 651
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.30° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.44° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.